Toll Booth Crony Capitalism
Beware the “public/private partnership.” They are often boondoggles for the connected. In this case the story swirls around one maga-firm, Conduent.
Crony News
Not left, not right, non-partisan
Subsidize the sugar cartel?
Sugar and cocaine have many similarities. They both operate on similar parts of the brain, both are addictive, and both businesses are dominated by cartels.
‘Middle-class Joe’ cozied up to credit card companies and made filing for bankruptcy harder
We remember when Biden’s bill happened. The housing bubble was just about to pop and the credit card companies had a feeling something was coming.
‘Brexit doesn’t go FAR enough!’ Soon to be head of Bank of England says it’s about Britons ‘taking back control’
This is a very interesting message being sent from the top of one of the world’s most important central banks. A central banker that gets “it”?
The Bank of Japan (A Government Central Bank) Is Now A Top-10 Shareholder In 50% Of All Japanese Companies
Hey, why not just print yen and buy (large parts) of the Nikkei? Sounds like a great idea. We don’t see how this would warp economic activity at all.
Bipartisan Support for Electric Vehicle Handouts
“Bipartisanship” is usually expensive for the taxpayer and often a crony hand is behind such cooperation.
Federal Workers fret over possible modest reforms to their retirement plans
The bureaucracy in Washington DC (and beyond) is massive, well paid, and politically powerful. The feds don’t want to see ANY reforms to their retirement plans.
Clinton Foundation Donor Funded Ukraine Report at Core of Charges Against Former Obama Counsel
The Ukraine and its connections in Washington, DC are coming under increased scrutiny.
Tell the USDA: “Product of USA” Should Mean Product of USA
The “Product of USA” sticker on the meat we buy in the supermarket should mean just that, but doesn’t because big food producers don’t want it to mean what it says. This is a shameful case of government-sanctioned and...
